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Happenings
By Carolyn Adriaansen (926-4436) Esther Haskins, of Carmel, California, has been spending time with her brother, Budd, and his wife Ruth Haskins, of Union Street. While here she had the opportunity to gather with many friends and family members. Melissa Wilson, Crystal Halstead and Deb Halstead, of the United Church, will be going to a group workcamp in Hammond, LA, near New Orleans from July 18 to 24. A "United Church Raptors Night" is tentatively scheduled for Wed., June 23 at Colburn Park, in Newark. The Raptors will play the Hornell Dodgers beginning at 7 p.m. Former Marion residents, Steve and Glenice LaJoie are in the area visiting with family members and friends. Of course we had to eat, so Barb and Bill DeWandel and Gord and I met them at Maryellen's Restaurant for Friday night fish fry. It was wonderful to see them again and to catch up on family and pastime events. The Women's Guild, at the United Church, met at the home of Bunny Sewert on Tuesday for a spring picnic. All ladies in the congregation were invited to attend for an evening of good food and warm fellowship. AARP will use Margaret Curtis Hall on the evenings of July 6 and 7 for a 55 and Alive driving course. To register, call Marge DeWind at 926-5460. Shirley Stone is recuperating at home following surgery. Guest pianist Nancy Ann Jeffrey was welcomed at the United Church on June 13. She accompanied guest organist, John Blyth in several musical numbers. As a part of his spring cleaning at the United Methodist Church, Bill VanGee spent several days washing the inside of some of the stained glass windows located throughout the church. The colors are so much brighter and almost sparkle. Congratulations to Dan and Tracy Schoonerman on the birth of a daughter, Kamryn Jayne, on June 7 at Strong Memorial Hosppital. She weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and is 21" long. Happy grandparents are Harold and Eleanor Schoonerman and Bob and Jan DeRidder, and great grandparents Ed and Marge DeRidder and Bill and Verna Baker. Pastor and Judy White and girls, Leah and Bonnie, of the Second Reformed Church have returned from a family vacation at Ocean City, New Jersey. Cactus - Millions of years of adaption to a brutal desert conditions have made this family of plants ideal for the lazy gardener, since there is very little for him or her to do between purchasing the plant and discarding it (anywhere from a week to 50 years later) except to knock it over from time to time and break its pot. Happy 45th wedding anniversary wishes to Stan and Isabelle Bushart on June 18. June 20, 1935: Class Day will be celebrated Monday with the ivy planting at the school house, followed by other observances at the home of Miss Helen Dean. FATHER'S DAY: The earliest observance of the day was on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia. A number of persons have unconnectedly figured in the growth of Father's Day. The earliest mention we have of a day for fathers is July 5, 1908, when a Father's Day service was Central Church of Fairmont, West Virginia by Dr. Robert T. Webb the request of Mrs. Charles Clayton. In 1972 the day finally was established permanently when President Richard Nixon signed a Congressional resolution. Giving gifts has become a natural part of the occasion, and greetings for father, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, sons other relatives and friends are widely sent. Father's Day has become another happy occasion for family dinners and gatherings. The girls track 3200-meter relay team set school, county and Section 5 records at the state track meet in Kingston. The time was 9:59.3. They are Shari McKay, Liz Boerman, MaKena Mason and Rebecca Lewis. Copyright
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